NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller & Fann on wrestling world and media reacting to death of Hulk Hogan, Summerslam preview, Will Ospreay's neck, G1, more

Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast

Wade Keller

Leisure, Sports, Tv & Film

3.8 • 903 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Tuesday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest co-host Rich Fann, a PWTorch columnist and podcaster. They cover these topics:

*** FIRST HOUR ***

A look at the wrestling world's reaction to the death of Hulk Hogan, with a particular focus on WWE, Paul Levesque, and Cody Rhodes.
A look at the pro wrestling media and mainstream media reaction to Hulk Hogan's death including the range of topics and career chapters regarding Hogan.

*** SECOND HOUR ***

CTE back in the news
WWE Unreal first impression
"Hangman" Adam Page vs. Jon Moxley scheduled rematch
New Japan G1 thoughts
Mercedes Mone's belt collecting
Will Ospreay's neck injury situation
Full preview of entire Summerslam line-up

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0:00.0	Give yourself a reason to look forward to going to the mailbox each week with a PWTorch newsletter paper copy subscription.
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0:52.1	slash paper copy.
1:11.8	Now PWTorch and Spreaker bring you the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling podcast.
1:17.1	It's time for the weekly flagship talking current events in pro wrestling.
1:27.6	All right, Rich. Well, the last several days has been understandably so a lot of talk about Holcogen. You and I recorded a Wade Keller hotline for PW Torch VIP members last Thursday,
1:33.3	a part of an ongoing series of podcasts I've done on Hogan every day since he died with different themes.
1:39.5	I did a two-part show on his merchandising and memorabilia with Kelly Wells, who's a GM of a major,
1:46.9	one of the biggest memorabilia shops in the Upper Midwest. And before that, George Shire,
1:52.3	a W.A. Historian. And we spent 70-some minutes, 80 minutes, talking about Hulk Hogan's
1:57.8	AWA run when Hocomania was born. And then you and I talked for well over an hour about the last 10 years of scandals,
2:04.8	mostly based around the tapes that came out 10 years ago this month.
2:09.0	A lot has happened since then, Rich, and I want to get into that with you.
2:13.6	WWE's handling of it on Smackdown and Raw and a lot of media coverage.
2:19.5	Those are kind of like the two main things.
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